Fish: Re: [tropical fish club] Connie's tank 10-27-12

Connie, Call Dr. Tim and again and ask whats going on. Its strange. Though I wonder if since you have nitrate the nitrite is being ate up, but why do you still have ammonia..

Donna

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> From: Connie Watson <clw51@cox.net>
>To: Tropical Fish Club <tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 12:30 PM
>Subject: [tropical fish club] Connie's tank 10-27-12
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>Well, there is not much change in my tank.
>I was hoping for some cycling changes since
>putting in the Dr. Tim's One and Only 4 days ago
>but nothing so far. I wonder if I need a Bio media
>for the cycle to happen?
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>This just puzzles me. I really thought the tank would be
>cycled by now or at lease showing signs of getting there.
>Where are those ammonia eating bacteria! LOL!
>I am dosing with 2 tsp Prime every other day.
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>API Test today: 9AM
>PH - 7.9 to 8.0 GH- 7 KH - 7-8
>Ammonia - 2.0
>Nitrite - 0
>Nitrate - 30
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>Free Ammonia: .02 at 15 minutes and .15 at 30 minutes
>Total Ammonia: 4.0 and 15 minutes and 2.0 at 30 minutes
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>Ammonia is up a bit but Nitrite is still at 0
>and this is 5 days in a row with a zero reading
>for the Nitrite and with no water changes.
>This tank is 8.5 weeks old and the cycle
>seems to be stuck. I don't get it. I haven't
>cleaned anything; gravel, filter pad, decorations....
>I did get a magnet glass cleaner and scraped the
>glass.
>But what can I do but wait. Maybe it just hasn't been
>long enough since I put in the Dr. Tim's.
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>Connie
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